Director, Security Engineering

The posting, as INSTALILY.AI wrote it

About InstaLILY

InstaLILY is an AI products and infrastructure company that puts execution at the frontier of enterprise AI. That work begins with Lily™ , the world's first AI Forward Deployed Engineer, which learns how a business works, builds the software it needs, and goes live in days. It does not leave when the work ships; it stays and keeps the software working as the business changes. Lily runs wherever the work happens, in the cloud, on-premise, or at the edge, through InstaLILY's Small Data Center, built with NVIDIA technology. Founded in 2023 by Amit Shah and Sumantro Das, InstaLILY has raised nearly $100 million from Energize Capital, Insight Partners, and Home Depot Ventures. Headquartered in New York, with offices in San Francisco, London, and Toronto, InstaLILY serves leading companies across construction, industrial distribution, logistics, healthcare, and other operationally intensive industries. Learn more at https://instalily.ai/ .

The Traction

Revenue grew 5x over the past year, and Lily has driven over $200M in new annual sales for a single customer. We serve some of the largest operators in our industries, including SRS Distribution (part of The Home Depot family), United Rentals, and Henry Schein, and we work closely with the Google DeepMind and NVIDIA ecosystems.

How We Work

We work in small teams with real ownership: clear problems, direct access to the customers whose work you're changing, and room to ship. Your code runs in live production systems inside billion-dollar operations, so you see your impact directly. People who do well here want that proximity to the work. We're growing fast, and the people who join now shape what this company becomes. Everything runs on three principles: Customers, Culture, and Code.

The Role: Own Security for Agents That Do Real Work

We're hiring our first dedicated security leader, reporting directly to the CEO . Lily operates inside the systems of some of the largest enterprises in distribution, construction, healthcare, and logistics. That makes security a core part of the product and a lever on every enterprise deal we close.

This isn't a cold start. We hold SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA , an Okta rollout is underway, and a CNAPP evaluation is in progress. What we need is one accountable owner who can take a strong foundation and turn it into a proactive, evidence-backed security program.

This is a player-coach role. You'll spend 30–50% of your time writing code (automation, infrastructure-as-code, security tooling, remediation PRs), and most of the rest threat-modeling, reviewing architecture and PRs, and hardening cloud and IAM. You'll also be the face of security to enterprise customers, spending roughly 25–30% of your time on CISO calls, audits, and security reviews.

What You'll Do

• Own Customer Trust: Run enterprise security reviews end to end. Build one source of truth for security answers, launch a trust center and security package, and lead CISO and InfoSec calls, au

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ecurity: AI agents that do real work inside enterprise operations create a new kind of attack surface. This is not another CRUD app.

• Security Is a Revenue Lever: Enterprise deals move on security, so your work is visible and valued across the company.
• A Foundation to Build On: SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA are in place, and core identity and cloud tooling work is already underway.
• Well Funded and Scaling: Fresh off a $60M Series B, with offices in New York, San Francisco, London, and Toronto.

Location, Travel, and On-Call

• Location: New York strongly preferred; San Francisco considered for exceptional candidates.
• Travel: Minimal. Occasional customer onsites or audits, plus periodic trips to New York if based in San Francisco.
• On-call: You'll be the escalation point for security incidents. This is not part of a routine ops rotation.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary Range: $225,000 – $275,000 per year, commensurate with experience
• Equity: Generous stock option awards and refreshers for top performers
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, in-office lunch reimbursement, Wellness Stipend, generous parental leave, PTO and 10 US Federal Holidays, and more!

Quality Over Quantity

To ensure a focused, high-quality hiring experience, we kindly ask candidates to limit their applications to 3 open requisitions at any given time . Applying strategically to roles that best align with your skills and career goals gives you the highest chance of standing out. Have you interviewed with us in the past 12 months? We encourage you to reach out directly to your previous interviewer rather than submitting a new application.

InstaLILY is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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